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Cleveland Richard
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Senior
Height:   6-3     Weight:    196
Experience:   3 Letters
High School:    Spring Westfield
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Release: 09/29/2006

Milestones: Ranks sixth on the Army all-time steals list with 99.

As a junior (2008-09): Named second-team All-Patriot League ... one of only two players to start all 30 games ... ran his team-leading consecutive start streak to 40 games ...  tied for third on the Army single-season steals list with 50.  Had at least one steal in the last 13 games and at least three thefts in five of the last seven games ... was Army’s leading scorer at 12.0 points per game ... scored in double figures a team-leading 20 times in 30 games, including a career-high five straight to end the season ... led the team during league play with 12.9 points per game ... scored at least 11 points in nine of 14 conference games ... named to the Patriot League All-Tournament Team after scoring 15.5 points per game in the Black Knights’ two postseason games ... averaged 14.3 points per game in the last 14 outings, reaching double figures 12 times in that stretch ... played a team-high 32.7 minutes per game ... played 30-or-more minutes in 21 of Army’s 30 games, and saw 35-or-more minutes of work in 10 of the last 18 games ... scored 11 points, his fourth consecutive double-digit game dating back to last season, in the opener versus Dartmouth ... tied his then-career best with 15 points at Quinnipiac ... also pulled down a career-best seven rebounds in his first career 40-minute game ... scored 12 points and dished out a season-high five assists at LIU ... tallied 12 points and handed out two assists without committing a turnover in 37 minutes at Brown ... led Army at Harvard with a then-career-best 16 points ... paced the team in rebounds (4), assists (4) and steals (4), becoming the first player since George Tatum versus Navy on Jan. 24, 1996 to lead Army in points, rebounds, assists and steals in the same game ... registered a then-career-high 19 points against VMI ... scored a then-career-best 20 points in the road win at Dartmouth, becoming the first Army player to post a 20-point effort during the season ... hit a three-pointer with 1:02 left that gave the Black Knights a 56-54 lead they would not relinquish ... scored a game-high 17 points in Army’s home win over Navy ... shot 7 of 11 from the floor, including 5 of 5 in the second half ... twelve of his points came after halftime, and 10 of those were during a run that expanded Army’s lead from four points to 17 points ... named the Army Athletic Association Athlete of the Week for his performance versus the Mids ... scored 14 first-half points en route to 16 makrers in the win over Lafayette ... erupted for a career-high 28 points in the home win over Bucknell ... shot 9 of 12 from the floor, 3 of 3 from three-point range and 7 of 8 from the foul line ... earned second straight Army Athletic Association Athlete of the Week ... scored 12 points at Colgate, all in the second half during Army’s comeback attempt ... hit a pair of three-pointers in the Black Knights’ 9-0 run over a 37-second span that cut an 11-point deficit to two points ... tallied 17 points, including three three-pointers, before fouling out in the triple overtime win over Lehigh ... led the team with 14 points at Navy ... also tallied six rebounds, five assists and five steals versus the Mids ... finished with 15 points in the road win over Lafayette ... recorded his third straight double-digit scoring game with 12 points at Bucknell ... paced the Black Knights with 15 points and a career-high tying four steals in the Patriot League quarterfinal win over Lehigh ... tied his career best with three three-pointers, including on that stretched Army’s lead from one to four with 1:36 to go ... was Army’s top scorer with 16 points in the Patriot League semifinals at American.

As a sophomore (2007-08): One of four players to play in all 30 games … made 15 starts, including the last 10 games of the season … averaged 5.9 points and 2.2 rebounds overall … led the team with 11 blocked shots … was the squad’s second-leading scorer with 8.7 points per Patriot League game … scored at least two points in each of the final 26 games of the season … reached the double-figure mark seven times, including five of the last seven outings … had three straight double-digit scoring games versus Navy (Feb. 23, 10), Lafayette (Feb. 27, 12) and Bucknell (March 1, 11) … averaged 8.0 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 2.0 steals and 2.0 blocked shots in two games versus Navy … tied his career high with six assists in his first start of the season at VMI … played a career-high 39 minutes and scored a career-best 15 points in the win at Holy Cross … made his first three-pointer of the season and tied his career high with three steals opposite the Crusaders … stuffed the stat sheet with six points, three rebounds a career-high three blocked shots and a career-high tying three steals in the win at Navy …  tallied 11 points, five rebounds, four assists and three steals in the win at Bucknell … tallied 14 points in the regular-season meeting at Lehigh, setting or matching career bests in field goals (6), field goal attempts (13) and steals (4) … had 10 points, four rebounds, five assists, a blocked shot and a steal in the Star Game opposite Navy … totaled 12 points and tied his career high with six rebounds in the home win versus Lafayette … made the basket that gave the Black Knights the lead for good against the Leopards … also put Army ahead to stay with 1:01 left in overtime of its Patriot League quarterfinal win … also blocked a shot and grabbed a rebound in the final minute to preserve the victory … tallied 12 points in the Patriot League semifinals at American.

As a freshman (2006-07): Played in 28 games ... was in the starting lineup 15 times ...  averaged 2.7 points and 1.3 rebounds per game ... tallied 30 assists, 12 blocked shots and 14 steals ... made his collegiate debut against Stetson as a member of the starting five ... Army posted a 10-5 record in his 15 starts ... handed out a career-high six assists in Army’s win against Lafayette (Feb. 21) ... Also tied his career-bests in steals (3) and blocks (2) versus the Leopards ... tallied a career-best 14 points against Bucknell (Feb. 24) ... also had a career-best six rebounds and dished out five assists versus the Bison ... played at least 27 minutes in each of the last five games of the season ... scored 12 points on 5-of-10 shooting in the Patriot League quarterfinal victory at Lehigh.

High School: Earned two varsity letters in basketball while playing at Spring Westfield High School ... played for head coach Larry Brown ... earned second team all-district honors as a junior and senior ... helped lead team to a 36-1 record and the No. 2 national ranking as a senior ... member of the National Honor Society ... recipient of the UIL Scholastic Award. 

Personal: Given name is Cleveland Warren Richard ... parents’ names are Cleveland Richard Sr., Jacqueline Richar and Gail Richard ... aunt Capt. Sonya Watson serves in the U.S. Army and is a quartermaster ... major is Systems Management.

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